"Despite the less than volatile Q3 2012 the number of accounts didnât grow as expected and neither did the tradersâ profitability. Apparently low volatility doesnât necessarily mean improved traders survival." http://forexmagnates.com/q3-2012-us...-accounts-keeps-plummeting-citifx-pro-on-top/
attached is 3 reports, Q4/09 , Q1/11 and Q3/12 : Q1/11 from: 'winning traders: from + 23.5% up to + 39.9% profitable' http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=222307 and the first report Forex Magnates published - Q4/09: http://forexmagnates.com/us-forex-brokers-account-profitability-comparison/ for instance in 09/10: Oanda reported about 50/50 thru 4 Qs while FXCM about 25/75 broker and total client capital by broker: http://forexmagnates.com/us-forex-brokers-regulatory-capital-report-for-february-2011/ also found 'Top 100 Forex Traders Statistics' by Oanda for last 24hours, and 7 days: http://fxtrade.oanda.com/analysis/top-100-forex-traders-statistics so, client profitability seems to be Very variable, tho the Why isn't known abattia just posted ' "Going nowhere fast" (article about Hedge Funds)': http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=256383 and from the article: "There are, of course, market-beating superstars, as you would expect in an industry with nearly 8,000 participants (and rising). The top decile of managers has served up returns of over 30% in the past year, according to Hedge Fund Research, a data provider. But a third have lost money, including some of the stars of yesteryear: John Paulson, celebrated as an investment wizard in 2007 for having foreseen Americaâs housing bubble, reportedly saw his flagship fund lose 17% in the first ten months of 2012, after a 51% fall in 2011." I tried 'consistently profitable' in Search and it turned up 4,238 topics in 170 pages !! more manageable, Search set to 'threads' turned up 15 topics, two selected: 'How to become consistently profitable': http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=64644 and most posts: 'Consistently Profitable Day Traders': http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45222&perpage=6 google: consistently profitable traders ~ 'About 8,050,000 results'